International Research Support & Invoicing Assistant

About the Role

The purpose of this role is to provide professional service with respect to a range of financial and partnership management, including project and budget set-up, partner due-diligence, project staff and student appointment authorisation and compliance to funder and organisational terms and conditions specific to international funding such as UKRI, NIHR, Wellcome Trust, NIH, EU etc.

About you

The postholder will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a flexible approach to work, and be able to prioritise a demanding programme of work to meet set deadlines. You will act as a key contact point to deliver an effective service to both internal and external customers. Above all the post-holder will have a keen desire to meet targets and deadlines and to pursue excellence in services.

About the Department

QMUL is establishing a new centralised International Research and Innovation Team at the Directory of Research Enterprise Partnership. It will manage research and development, pre and post-award support for EU and international research collaborations across all three Faculties. Recognising the importance and complexity of post-award financial compliance and assurance services, a team of 5 post-award support staff will be formed, led by two EU and International Post-award Compliance Leads who reports to the Head of the International Research and Innovation.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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